Dmitry Pumpyansky

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Dmitry Pumpyansky
Дмитрий Пумпянский
File:Dmitry Pumpyanskiy 2016.jpg
Pumpyansky in 2016
Born (1964-03-22) 22 March 1964 (age 62)
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseMarried
Children1

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Pumpyansky (born 22 March 1964) is a Russian billionaire businessman. He was the owner and chairman of OAO TMK,[1] a Russian global manufacturer of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry. As of August 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$2.0 billion.[2]

Early life

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Pumpyansky graduated from the Kirov Ural Polytechnic Institute in 1986, and earned a Candidate of Sciences (Engineering), and a Doctor of Science (Economics).[3]

2024 — Doctor of Technical Sciences.  Dissertation topic: “Scientific foundations for the development of steels, alloys, and high-efficiency technologies for the production of next-generation OCTG and specialty pipe solutions.”[4]

Career

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Pumpyansky started as a metals trader, then ran several metal factories, then took over the Sinarsky Pipe Factory.[2]

Pumpyansky joined OAO TMK in 2002.[3] Together with fellow billionaires Sergei Popov and Andrey Melnichenko, they bought the company, and he bought them out in 2006, becoming the 100% owner.[2] He was the chairman of TMK.[3]

On March 9, 2022 TMK said in a statement that Pumpyansky is no longer a beneficiary of the Russian pipe manufacturer and has resigned from the company's board of directors.[1]

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President Vladimir Putin awards the 4th Degree Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"" to Pumpyansky, 31 July 2014

Personal life

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Pumpyansky is married, with one child. According to Forbes, he lives in Yekaterinburg, Russia.[2] In 2022 Swissinfo reported that he, his wife, and Swiss son live in Geneva.[5] He owned the 236-foot megayacht Axioma until it was auctioned off after it was seized in Gibraltar.[6]

Sanctions

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Pumpyansky is on the list of 96 "oligarchs" in Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, passed into US law in August 2017.[7][8]

He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[9]

In March 2022, Pumpyansky was put on a list of sanctions by the European Union.[10] Following an appeal, the European General Court annulled the sanctions in September 2025.[11]

References

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